Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY

Student answer (Band 5.0)

the tabular data provide insight on the percentage of people in some household types in great britain between the period 1971 and 2007.

overall, dependent children had the highest percentage of people throughout the years, whereas the least percentage of people in households contain by lone parent.

at a fleeting glance, it can be seen that there were the higest percentage of all time by dependent children while the another major data contain by the no children with constant percentage during the year 2001 and 2007.Moving towards the non depedent children get decreased by a small percentage in the last two years from the type one family household in couples.

furthermore, there are lone parent which hold the least data data during the whole time which was gradually increased in the upcomming years which was only 4 and 12, followed by 1971 and 2007, respectively . moving forward the household type One person was the greater then lone parent in year 1971 and 1981 as well as in year 1991 whilst in year 2001 and 2007 the household type one person and lone parent remain constant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main long-term pattern: dependent-child households had the largest share, and you note the rise in one-person and lone-parent households. You also correctly report that the no-children figure reached 25% in both 2001 and 2007, and that lone-parent households rose from 4% to 12%. However, the overview is not fully accurate: lone-parent households were not the smallest category throughout, since one-person households were higher in every year and non-dependent-child households were also lower in some years. The response also gives little coverage to the largest category’s fall from 52% to 36%, and the discussion of one-person households is incomplete. Select the key trends more precisely and support them with clear comparisons across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an opening, an overview, and two further paragraphs, so there is some attempt to organise the information. Basic linking expressions such as “overall,” “furthermore,” and “moving forward” signal progression. However, the sequence of details is difficult to follow: the third paragraph moves between dependent children, no children, and non-dependent children without clearly separating the comparisons, while the final paragraph combines lone-parent and one-person figures in a long, confusing sentence. Some linking phrases are inaccurate or repetitive, and references such as “the another major data” do not make the relationship between categories clear. Group the main increases together and the main decreases together, and use shorter sentences with explicit category names.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “household type,” “dependent children,” and “gradually increased,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited and several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, sometimes making the intended comparison hard to understand. For example, “the least percentage of people in households contain by lone parent” and “the another major data contain by the no children” are not natural ways to describe proportions. There are also spelling errors such as “higest,” “depedent,” and “upcomming,” alongside repetition of “data.” Use standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “the proportion of,” and “rose from … to …,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is uneven, and errors in sentence construction frequently make the meaning difficult to follow. For instance, “the least percentage of people in households contain by lone parent” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “there were the higest percentage” uses an incorrect verb pattern. In “the household type one person and lone parent remain constant,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the sentence does not clearly state what remained constant. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, particularly at sentence beginnings and around the final full stop. Build accurate simple sentences first, then add comparisons using patterns such as “The figure for X rose from … to …, while Y fell.”

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